citylikeyou — The Grotto — Portland by Anna Shelton

Portland / Sanctuary

The National Sanctuary of our Sorrowful Mother is a 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden. The upper level has an amazing space-age meditation chapel providing awesome views of the Columbia River and Mt. St. Helens. It’s made of polished granite and glass walls.

Website
thegrotto.org

Address
The Grotto, 8840 Northeast Skidmore Street, Portland, United States

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Current city: Portland

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Anna Shelton is a photographer and musician living in Portland, Oregon. Her images veer toward nature and nostalgia, with a surreal bent, and she has yet to photograph with a digital camera. She is currently pursuing certification as a horticulture therapist, and working on a photo/writing collaboration with Miki Johnson for LPV Magazine.

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Portland / Club

The Fraternal Order of the Eagles opens their doors for all types of community events. My favorites are the monthly Twilight Rummage Sale and twice-yearly Night Owl Record show. They also have Friday night karaoke, Sunday morning Bingo brunch and you can rent the place out pretty cheap for rock shows.

Portland / Cinema

This neighborhood theater is one of the oldest movie houses in the U.S. It opened up in 1915. I love to see movies here, especially screenings put on by Cinema Project. They are a collectively run, non-profit that screens amazing avant-garde films from the past and present.

Portland / Gallery

Cool gallery and store on Burnside. They keep a pretty consistent calender of events, always worth checking out. Some purchases include a mix tape CD of fine taste.

Portland / Park

Up past the more famous rose garden on the west side is an arboretum with hiking trails and a zoo. Great views of Portland’s downtown and Mt. St. Helens in the distance. It’s very peaceful and any time of year it’s a nice and quick escape from the city, just takes under 10 minutes to get to.

Portland / Attraction

One classic arcade to rule them all. Whenever I need a break from animating or staring at an editing screen I run across the street and clear my head with a couple games of Lord of the Rings pinball or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.